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Prime Minister Manele holds firm as opposition claims majority in Solomon Islands

March 23, 2026

RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has doubled down on his decision not to convene Parliament as he hangs on to power leading a minority government, following mass defections from his Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT). Last week, 19 government MPs — more than half of them cabinet ministers — handed ... <a title="Prime Minister Manele holds firm as opposition claims majority in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/prime-minister-manele-holds-firm-as-opposition-claims-majority-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Manele holds firm as opposition claims majority in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>

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Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’

May 2, 2024

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Jeremiah Manele has been elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, polling 31 votes to 18 over rival candidate and former opposition leader Mathew Wale with one abstention. The final result of the election by secret ballot was announced by the Governor-General, Sir David Vunagi, on the steps of Parliament ... <a title="Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/jeremiah-manele-is-new-solomon-islands-pm-with-100-day-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’">Read more</a>